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Clocks and Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to tell and write time. They discuss different ways and things that tell time, then listen to a teacher-led lecture about the hands on a clock. Students complete a worksheet along with the...
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Telling Time

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students estimate, measure, and compare the passage of time using minutes, half hours, and hours. They read the book 'It's About Time, Max!' with the teacher and draw an analog clock face. They show the time and 30 minutes later, 15...
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Time

For Teachers K
Students review the concept of the hour. In this time lesson plan, students understand how the hour hand works. Students have another clock which also shows the minute hand. Students recognize the position of the minute hand.
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1, 2, 3 o' Clock Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the hour and minute hands. They tell time by the hour, nearest quarter hour, half hour, and determine the relationships of time (e.g. minutes in hour, days in a month, weeks in a year). They create over-sized...
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Math Throughout the Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners practice their number sense throughout the day. They practice their use and understanding of numbers in every part of the day. Students watch and listen to the teacher count students in class, sort themselves based on colors or...
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Math Quilts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine geometric quilt patterns to identify how math may have been used to help slaves escape to freedom. They slide, flip and turn geometric shapes to create a map quilt.
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Water Cycle Activities

For Teachers 4th Standards
Explore the water cycle in all aspects with a resource packed full of activities and lessons. The 37-page packet comes with vocabulary, a game, writing prompts, printables, and opportunities to journey through the stages in the water...
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Telling the Time

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils practice telling time by completing the various activities. In this telling time instructional activity, students view a large clock and discuss the words 'to' and 'past' the hour. Pupils count in 5s using the clock and then set...
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Telling Time

For Teachers K
Students practice telling time using five and ten minutes intervals. They use their arms and bodies to show the time while following teacher led instructions. They go through the motions as a whole class.
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Random Times

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this telling time worksheet, students read the digital times for each example and draw the hands on the clock to show the time 15 minutes later. Students complete 15 problems.
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Time & Itineraries Two

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore time management by participating in itinerary activities. In this time telling activity, students identify how to read a clock, how to communicate the time to others and how to plan for events in the day. Learners...
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Basic Units of Time

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners review fundamental concepts of time such as A.M. and P.M. and learn about elapsed time. In this Unit of Time lesson, students review the basics of how to tell time and then are given examples to figure out how much time has...
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What time is it, Mr. Clock?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice telling time through movement, teamwork and cooperation - as they demonstrate how a clock represents time. They play a game of telling time in order to master the lesson objectives.
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What Time Is It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders distinguish between analog and digital clocks and read time from both types. In this clock reading instructional activity, 4th graders discuss the types of clocks and the time zones. Students find times in specific time...
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Sun and Shadows

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Why do shadows look different in the summer than in the winter? What causes day and night? How can a sundial be used to tell time? Answer these questions and more through two engaging lessons about light and shadows. Fourth and fifth...
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It's About Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read a short tutorial and complete one or more online activities. They visit an online math dictionary to learn the value of a day, month, week, and year. In addition, they construct word problems based on a favorite month;...
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Melodies and Math: Creating Music with Non-Traditional Instruments

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Review the 4/4 and 2/4 time signatures in music with a helpful music theory lesson plan. Young musicians experiment with electronic sounds and create their own musical performance using instruments made from materials found in the...
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Math is in the Cards!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Is the rainy day schedule disrupting your class? Here is a great way to practice basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills while building automaticity and problem solving. This activity provides the rules to three different...
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Outbreak: Infection Detection

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore the mathematics of infection outbreaks with activities that ask learners to use coordinate grids to locate infected patients. They calculate amounts of ingredients for antidotes and determine which groups of people should be...
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Math Investigations 2

For Teachers 2nd
Young mathematicians practice measuring and graphing skills while working in groups to measure objects found in the classroom. Using their measurements, they create one bar graph displaying the lengths and another displaying the widths.
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Nothing But Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Here is a fabulous instructional activity on problem solving in the mathematical world. In it, third and fourth graders get lots of great coaching on how to approach word problems, and how to best find a solution. They watch an episode...
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Keep Track of time by watching the clock

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students answer questions about the clock.  In this time instructional activity, students answer questions using intervals of five minutes. Students solve problems about how long to the next activity, how much longer, and whether or...
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Time: How To Tell What Time It Is

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice telling time using analog and digital clocks.  In this time telling instructional activity, students read the book The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle, and practice telling the time on a model clock that is...
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Clockwise/Counterclockwise Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice the concept of moving in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to tell time using addition and subtraction.